Speakers
We are very pleased to share the world-class line up of speakers who will contribute to 6th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns.
Speakers were selected to represent a wide range of leading edge knowledge and experience related to urban sustainability and local government commitments:
- International Experts
- Local Leaders
- National government and EU institution representatives
- Business representatives
For more information on the speaker and his/her program contribution, please click on their pictures.
The list of conference speakers will be continuously developed in the coming months.
International Experts
| Maria Berrini Chairperson of Ambiente Italia Research Institute |
| Jeb Brugmann Urban Strategy Expert; Innovation Consultant; author | |
| Bob Evans Professor at the Sustainable Cities Research Institute and the School of the Built Environment; Former Director of the Sustainable Cities Research Institute |
| Bruno Lanvin Executive Director, eLAB, INSEAD, France; Chair, Global Agenda Council on the Future of Government | |
| Konrad Otto Zimmerman Secretary General, ICLEI |
| Yann Arthus-Bertrand Photographer; Film-maker (“Home”), France | |
| Jeremy Rifkin President, Foundation on Economic Trends; best-selling author |
| Katherine Richardson Chairperson of the Danish Commission on Climate Change Policy; Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen | |
| Gino Van Begin Deputy Secretary General, ICLEI; Regional Director, ICLEI European Secretariat |
| Steve Waller Sustainability Advisor, Improvement & Development Agency for Local Government, UK |
Local Leaders
| Joan Antoni Baron Deputy Mayor for Environment of Barcelona Province, Spain |
| Klaus Bondam Deputy Mayor, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Emanuele Burgin President of Coordinamento Local Agenda 21 Italy |
| Andrée Buchmann Vice President of the Metropolitan Council of Strasbourg, Regional councillor for Alsace, France |
| Myriam Cau Vice-President responsible for Sustainable Development, Regional Council Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France |
| Carl Cederschiöld Mayor Emeritus of Stockholm, Sweden |
| Gerard Collomb Senator-Mayor of Lyon, President of the Lyon Urban Community, France |
| Flo Clucas CoR Member; Deputy Council Leader, Liverpool, UK |
| Ronan Dantec Deputy Mayor of Nantes; President of working group on climate change, Eurocities |
| Michel Destot Member of French Parliament, President of the AMGVF (Association des Maires de Grandes Villes de France), Mayor of Grenoble, France |
| Michel Delebarre Former Minister of State; Mayor of Dunkerque; President of the Metropolitan Council of Dunkerque; Chair of the Commission for Territorial Cohesion (COTER), France |
| Tommy Eggers Alderman for the Public Utility Department, Aalborg, Denmark |
| Alison Hay Councillor, Argyll and Bute, UK; Spokesperson for Environment and Sustainability, COSLA |
| Henning G. Jensen Mayor of Aalborg, Denmark |
| Alain Juppé Former Prime Minister, Mayor of Bordeaux, France |
| Thomas Kastrup-Larsen Alderman for Health and Sustainable Development, Aalborg, Denmark |
| Zvonimir Mršić Mayor, Koprivnica, Croatia |
| Patxi Lazcoz Mayor, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| Anne Le Strat Deputy Mayor of Paris responsible for water, France |
| Atanaska Nikolova Deputy Mayor, Burgas, Bulgaria |
| Juri Ratas Vice- President of the Riigikogu (parliament), Estonia |
| André Rossinot Mayor of Nancy, Former Minister, President of the Metropolitan Community of the Larger Nancy, France |
| Manuela Rottmann Councillor, City of Frankfurt, Germany |
| Dominique Voynet Former Minister of Environment; Mayor, Montreuil, France |
| Stephan Hugo Winters State Secretary, Hamburg, Germany |
National government and EU institution representatives
| Johannes Hahn Commissioner for Regional Policy, European Commission |
| István László Bart, Policy Officer, Adaptation unit, DG Climate Action, European Commission |
| Gaye Doganoglu Chair of the Committee on Sustainable Development, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Council of Europe |
| Michèle Pappalardo General commissioner for Sustainable Development, Ministry of Ecology, France |
| Fabrizio Barbaso Deputy Director General, DG Energy, European Commission |
| Janez Potočnik Commissioner for Environment, European Commission |
| Jo Leinen Member, European Parliament |
Business representatives
|
Khaled Awad Founder of Grenea, CEO of Advanced Construction Technology Services |
| Stéphane Quéré Senior Vice President, Sustainable Urbanization, GDF Suez | |
| Antoine Frérot CEO, Veolia, France |
| Cyrille du Peloux CEO, Veolia Transport | |
| Henri Proglio Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Electricité de France |
| Augustin De Romanet General Director, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations | |
| Lars Tveen, CEO, Danfoss District Energy, Denmark |
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Ziad Tassabehji CEO, Windcliff Group |
